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Section from back of small holly leaf. 10x obj. with 3MP USB camera. Reminds me of jewelry.

Gracie, your Omax should be able to image blood cells and can be upgraded to improve its performance. Two enhancements come to mind, PLAN objectives and a bright field condenser-you mention you have a dark field condensor. Something as simple as a 3MP USB camera will suffice and a DSLR with camera a...

Est-ce que ce sont les spores dans le sporange? Bonnes photos.

Merci.

I think these are Colpidium. About 60um's. 40X obj. with eyepiece projection, 400X. There were many and although you can not see their shape, there are a few faster moving Spirillium in the image.

Nice images. I especially like the last one.

I echo the above comments. Very good images. JimT

Thanks. I wish they would wear name tags for easy ID.

I would guess not because no "Stem". But I agree with you, I could be wrong. JimT

Don't know but a good image.

Time to scrape your bird bath again. Great images but what gave then the neon colors?

Several images with Canon 60D and eyepiece projection on micro organisms. I hope it doesn't do them in reverse order. Oops, it did!

Nice video. JimT

Not really so nice but thanks. Wanted to show the worm stretched out and why it looks like a nematode and this was the only image I had.

It's the old 80/20 rule. You get a microscope that is ~80% as good as the German or Japanese brands for 20% of the cost. I am quite pleased with it.

JimT

Here is the first photo of the nematode/ flat worm? About one mm long in its stretched out state.

I yield to my learned colleagues. Still happy to find it.

I'll post another photo Thursday. Not a good one but shows it as I initially saw it. JimT

About one mm stretched out. Contracted on itself when it reversed direction. Expected to see a nematode when I saw this. I could be wrong but don't think big enough to be a flat worm and does not have a big head. Pretty soon the ponds and ground will be frozen so glad I am able to capture some while...

Added some garden soil to my jar aquarium today and out came a Nematode. Followed it around for a while with various magnifications and illuminations. This one is 10x USb 3MP camera with oblique illumination.

QCC and Gekko, thanks for all the good input and the site of stop sizes. How does one position the stop in the exact center of the clear acetate? That has been my problem and that is why I went to resting the filter on the lamp. Works for the 4x and 10x but no matter what size, not too well for the ...

Thanks. 1/8 sec exposure. Way too slow. JimT

Thanks to all. #3 made my head hurt I'll go with #2.

BTW, I rest the filter on the lamp. That way I can move the filter to ensure the dark spot is centered.

I use a filter with a dark spot about 3/4" (2 CM's) for the 4x and 10x obj's. Works great. Should I go larger or smaller for the40x obj? So far nothing has worked. Would appreciate suggestions. Can one use a dark spot filter on the 40x?

Thanks. JimT

I think a Halteria. About 25-30um's. Moving quite fast and rotating so image a bit blurry. USB camera with 40x obj. and green filter.

Also, how did you get it to sit still?

Fantastic!

Je pense que vous apprécierez le RAW beaucoup plus qu'en JPEG. Une bonne mise à niveau. JimT

How do you get the subject to sit still for its portrait? Nice images.

I think Hydrodictyon is much smaller and a honeycomb shaped web of algae. I go with Cladophora as well. JimT

Quite an impressive array. I hope you don't always put on a collared shirt and jacket to observe. I will have to start dressing better JimT